The veteran comedian has been cast as Wilbur Turnblad, the doting husband of Edna Turnblad - played by Fierstein, in the upcoming adaptation for America's NBC network. Fierstein, who originated the role...

Former ‘Late Show’ host David Letterman came out of retirement on Friday night, to make a very special appearance onstage with comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short in San Antonio, Texas. Martin and Short are...

Veteran comedian Martin Short will replace Nathan Lane in Broadway show It's Only a Play in January (15).Lane and his The Producers co-star Matthew Broderick are currently starring in the updated version of Terrence MCNally's...

A talk show host who inspired comedian Martin Short's outrageous Jiminy Glick character has died.Skip E. Lowe, who hosted a long-running weekly show for public access cable television in the U.S., died at his home...

Angelina Jolie, Steve Martin and Angela Lansbury were honoured on Saturday, 16 November, night at the Academy’s Governors Awards, in a night where emotions ran high and the awards circuit got off to a start....

Reese Witherspoon is to star in 'Inherent Vice'.The 37-year-old actress will reteam with her 'Walk the Line' co-star Joaquin Phoenix in the movie, which will also star Owen Wilson Benicio del Toro, Martin Short and...

Actor Martin Short is putting pen to paper to write his first memoir.The Father of the Bride funnyman has signed a deal with publishers at Harper to release his autobiography next autumn (14). Joking...

Actor Martin Short went on tour as a stand-up comedian to cope with his grief after his wife Nancy Dolman passed away.The Canadian singer/actress lost her battle with ovarian cancer in August 2010, aged just...

The final Saturday Night Live of the year was a star-studded affair - Tom Hanks, Samuel L. Jackson and Alec Baldwin joined guest host Martin Short, and Eagles rocker Joe Walsh performed with Sir Paul...

Tim Burton wouldn't have directed 'Frankenweenie' if it couldn't be in black and white. The 54-year-old helmer insisted the Disney comedy animation motion picture shouldn't be in colour because it would have lost its ''extra...

Tom Hanks and his actress wife Rita Wilson teamed up with Martin Short to form an all-star cast in Shakespearean classic A Midsummer Night's Dream for a charity performance on Thursday (27Sep12).Billy Crystal, Eddie Redmayne,...

Tim Burton 's latest film, Frankenweenie, is set to kick off the Bfi London Film Festival, reports The Telegraph. The showing will be accompanied by an exhibition of the film's original artwork.Clare Stewart, the director...

Tim Burton released a special extra- footage trailer of his upcoming animated film 'Frankenweenie' at Comic-Con in San Diego on Thursday (12 July 2012). The movie is in a characteristically B-movie style black and white...

Yesterday (July 9, 2012), Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks were among the Hollywood celebrities that gathered together to remember the life and work of the late screenwriter Nora Ephron. Usa Today have published photos of...

Barbra Streisand has hosted a lucrative, star-studded fundraiser in her Malibu home, to raise money for research into women's heart disease. During the glitzy event, Streisand performed live for her guests, who included the fashion...

Ever the gentleman, Martin Short is willing to forgive and forget Kathie Lee Gifford for the uncomfortable position he found himself in during an interview on the Today show this week. Not realising that Short's...

Actor Martin Short has accepted presenter Kathie Lee Gifford's apology after she quizzed him about his marriage to his late wife during a live U.S. TV interview on Wednesday (30May12).The funnyman was a guest on...

Kathie Lee Gifford has become a serious contender for conducting the world's most cringiest interview, after asking comedy actor Martin Short on the 'Today Show' how his wife was holding up. Of course, Nancy Dolman...

Actor Martin Short brushed off marriage questions from TV presenter Kathy Lee Gifford during a live U.S. show on Wednesday (30May12) - because his tragic wife Nancy Dolman died two years ago.The funnyman was promoting...

As the Oscars ceremony wound-down at the Kodak Theatre on Sunday (26 February 2012), staff at the Sunset Tower Hotel were frantically preparing their ballroom for the prestigious Vanity Fair after-party, which had already welcomed...

Tim Burton's 'Frankenweenie' will be a "sensitive movie". The eccentric director is currently working on the feature length version of his 1984 short film about a pet owner who manages to bring his dead dog...

U.S. funnyman MARTIN SHORT will collect an honour from the Women's Cancer Research Fund on behalf of his late wife, who lost her battle with the disease last year (10).The comedian's wife of 30 years,...